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Minister of Electronics and Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnaw on Friday sought consensus of the Rajya Sabha members to make strict social media rule, saying the “government is ready” on the matter.
To a question raised by Communist Party of India (Marxist) leader Jharna Das Baidya during Question Hour, the Minister said, “If the house has consensus, we are willing to provide even stricter social media rules”.
“At this point, we are working within the framework of the Constitution. But yes, going forward we need to make the social media more accountable,” Vaishnav said when asked by Baidya “will the Minister be pleased to state whether the government has formulated any rules or guidelines for the social media platforms like Twitter and Facebook.” Replying to the action taken by the government against the companies in the event of non-adherence to rules by them and the steps being taken especially in the wake of defiance being exercised by Twitter, Vaishnav said Vaishnaw “protecting women” is a priority of the government.
